American graduate student Emily (Zoe Kazan) meets Pakistan-born comedian Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) at one of his stand-up shows. After spending the night together, which seems like just a one-night stand at first, the two of them connect and start a real relationship that is soon to be challenged by their cultural differences. The story is based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. Kumail Nanjiani is playing himself.

Atomic Blonde is an upcoming American action spy thriller film featuring stunning Charlize Theron in the lead role. The movie follows top-level spy Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) who’s been sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of her fellow agent and retrieve the list of double agents.

The world’s top bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds) gets a new task – to guard the life of a notorious hit man (Samuel L. Jackson) who has to testify at the International Court of Justice. To get the job done, the two of them have to cooperate, fighting the urge to kill each other, which makes the movie quite amusing. And it’s been shot in Amsterdam. Take a look at the trailer!

Any fans of Stephen King here? The on-screen adaptation of The Dark Tower series of novels will hit cinemas this month! Watch the last Gunslinger (Idris Elba) fighting the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) to save the Dark Tower that holds the universe together.

Some criminals are made in prison, says the Shot Caller tagline. After a fatal traffic accident, a successful businessman (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is sent to prison. To protect himself, he decides to “be with the big boys”, which turns him into a prison gangster, the role he has to play even after being released from prison.

American Made is a biographical crime film following the true story of Barry Seal, a former pilot who became a drug smuggler in the 1980s and was later recruited by the CIA. The movie features Tom Cruise in the lead role.

A beautiful orphaned girl (Alicia Vikander) marries a rich and powerful merchant (Christoph Waltz) she doesn’t love in hope that it will save her from poverty. However, she soon falls in love with a painter (Dane DeHaan), and the two of them are trying to make money on the tulip bulb market to buy their freedom. The movie is set in 17th century Amsterdam.

Apart from these 7 films, which are AmsterDO’s favorites, a few more movies hit theaters this month. Check out the list of all movies out in August here (click the “Verwacht” button).